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Oct. 14, 1930. s. R. YBLAKELY 1,773,580

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Filed Feb. 14. 1929 Patented Oct. 14, 1930 PATENT orricr SIDNEY R.BLAKELY, F JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS LAST Application filed February14, 1929. Serial No. 339,812.

The present invention relates to lasts, and .more particularly to lastsadapted and intended for use in the manufacture of boots and shoes.

The last of the present application is equally applicable to welt,McKay, turn or cemented boots or shoes. This last lends itself withpeculiar advantage to cooperating with my novel insole, which isillustrated, de-

scribed and claimed in my copending application Ser. No. 339,811, filedFebruary 14,

In ladies shoes, and particularly those shoes having high heels, aserious disadvantage and difficulty is present, in that the weight ofthe wearer is forced downwardly into the forepart of the shoe, on thetoes and ball of the foot, often resulting in harm and injury to thewearer, and often creating se- 0 rious orthopedic ailments. My novelshoe and insole obviate and eliminate this difficulty by providing, atthe heel and on the interior of the shoe, a pocket, defined by an abruptbreak or drop in the insole, in which pocket a suitable heel cushion orpad may be placed, and which pocket, because of this abrupt break, willafford a seat or grip for the heel of the wearer inside the shoe, thussupporting a large portion of the weight of the wearer on the heel,rather than transmitting the entire weight to the ball and toes of thefoot.

This beneficial result is obtained only by the use of my novel last, andan important object of the present invention, therefore, is

the provision and manufacture of a last having therein an abrupt breakbetween the planes of the shank of the last and the heel of the last,this break being defined bya substantially vertical wall of substantialheight squarely across the portion of the heel of the last whichcorresponds to the heel breast.

Thus when my novel insole is applied to this last it will conform to theshape thereof, and will have, in the resulting shoe, a pocket ofsubstantial depth with a straight edge across the front thereof, againstwhich the heel of the wearer will rest when the weight of the wearer isput on the foot.

Another object of the invention, particularly when applied to a last foruse in the manufacture of McKay boots or shoes, resides in utilizing ametallic covering or plate over the entire bottom surface of the last,the plate covering the heel bottom being on a different plane from theplate covering the shank portion, this difference in planes resultingfrom the sharp or abrupt break at the heel portion and the resultingvertical or substantially vertical wall. In my novel lasts there willnot only be a substantially vertical wall, or a wall substantiallyperpendicular to the plane of the shank of the last adjacent the heel,but there wili be a 55 substantially right-angle where the bottom of thesaid wall commences, thus insuring a relatively sharp forward edge tothe heel pocket in the completed shoe.

I believe that a last constructed according to the above brieflydescribed invention is novel, and I have therefore claimed the samebroadly in the present application.

The above and other objects and features of the invention, details ofconstruction and advantages, will be hereinafter more fully pointed out,described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, illustrating preferred embodiments of theinvention,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a McKay last embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of a McKay last as illustrated in Fig. l;

v Fig. 3 is a cross'sectional view, on an enlarged scale, of the heelportion;

I F ig.-4 is a bottom plan view of the heel portion of the McKaylast;and

'Fig. 5 is a side elevation of my invention embodied in a welt last. 7 v

Referring now to the drawings, for aparticular description .of theinvention, 1 designates a block last adapted for use in themanufactureof McKay boots or shoes. It will be'understood andappreciated, however, 95 that I may apply my invention, with equalfacility and resulting advantages, to any type of last, whether block,hinge or other style.

The forepart and shank of this last has applied thereto a metallicclinching plate. 2 100 which terminates at the rear of the shank portionof the last.

his plate is secured to the last bottom by nails 3, and by a screw 4 atthe toepart, if desired, and is provided wita the usual apertures 5 forinsole taclcs. Closely adjacent to the termination of this plate 2, Iprovide my novel last with a rounded projection 6, this projectionhaving a forward wall '7 which is substantially vertical, or in otherwords, substantially perpendicular to the shank portion adjacent to saidwall. The angle 8, between said wall "I and the shank of the last, isapproximately a right-angle, as illustrated. Secured to the projection 6is a metallic clinching plate 9 secured thereto by the nails 10 andhaving an insole tack aperture 11 therein.

From an inspection of hi gs. 1 and 3 it will be noted that the plate 9is on an entirely different plane from the plate 2 at the shank portion.Thus, when the novel insole of my said copending application is appliedto this last, it will conform to the angle 8 and be provided with asubstantially vertical wall on the interior of the shoe, against whichthe heel of the wearer will abut or rest. This wall 7 preferably extendssquarely across the bottom of the last, although it will be appreciatedthat the face of said wall may be formed slightl arcuate transversely ofthe last, if desired.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated my invention applied to a hinge last 12 foruse in the manufacture of a welt shoe, this last also having asubstantially vertical wall 13 extending squarely across the front ofthe heel portion of the'last, a metallic clinching plate 14 beingapplied to the projection at the heel portion, as shown. In this type oflast the shank 15 has no metal plate thereon, although a plate may beapplied to the toe portion of the last if desired.

The advantages incident to the use of my nov l lasts, particularly inconjunction with the manufacture of the boots or shoes of said copendingapplication, will be instantly apparent to and appreciated by thoseskilled in this art.

lVhile I have necessarily described my present invention somewhat indetail, it will be appreciated that I may vary the size, shape andarrangement of parts within reasonably wide limits without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

My invention is further described and defined in the form of claims asfollows:

1. In a last for use in the manufacture of boots and shoes, a roundedprojection at the heel portion thereof, said projection having asubstantially vertical wall at the front thereof extending squarelyacross said last at the rear of the shank.

2. In a last for use in the manufacture of boots and shoes, a roundedprojection at the heel portion thereof, said projection having asubstantially vertical wall at the front thereof extending squarelyacross said last the rear of the shank, there being a substantiallyright-angle between said wall and the rear portion of the shank.

3. In a last for use in the manufacture McKay boots or shoes, aprojection at the e portion thereof having a substantially "or ical wallat the front thereof extending uarely across said lastat the rear of theuni: thereof, metallic clinching plates on i shank and on said heelprojection, said plates being on different planes.

4. In a last for use in the manufacture of llfcKay boots or shoes, a.plurality of metallic clinching plates on the shank and heel portions,said clinching plates being on different planes, the forward end ofthe-heel portion having a substantially vertical" wall extendingtransversely of the last, the metallic p. lte on said shank terminatingclosely adjacent to said wall.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

SIDNEY R. BLAKELY.

